Orthodox Jew


noun
  1. a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.

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How to use Orthodox Jew in a sentence

  • Being an Orthodox Jew, he naturally wore a long, black levitical coat which concealed his swinging woollen fringes.

    The Surprises of Life | Georges Clemenceau
  • But he was interrupted by the coming of the Sabbath, for Jahveh was in those days, of course, a very Orthodox Jew.

    Figures of Earth | James Branch Cabell
  • How came it that this Orthodox Jew, this pillar of the synagogue, married a Christian woman?

    The Life of Bret Harte | Henry Childs Merwin
  • The Orthodox Jew is not an Englishman or a German, even though he may happen to have been born in the countries named.

    The Bible Unveiled | M. M. Mangasarian
  • These circumstances, as the Orthodox Jew supposed, enhanced the glory of the Law.